Didn't take long to invoke Moff's Law in the comments, did it?
This must be what going mad feels like.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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Consuela - Jul 01, 2011 11:29:50 am PDT #15230 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tom Scola - Jul 01, 2011 11:40:40 am PDT #15231 of 30000
hwæt
Oh, that's IO9 user Moff, not The Moff.
Volans - Jul 01, 2011 1:23:00 pm PDT #15232 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Just got out of I Cars 2. I didn't hate it. Storywise it wasn't any worse than the first one, and they were just as creative if not more so with the carification of the world.
A couple of the nods to other Pixar films made me laugh, and Mal's currently running around pretending to be a secret agent like Finn MCMissile.
Sadly, the two Cars toys I'd buy, the Popemobile with Popemobilemobile and the Queen, I haven't seen for sale.
DavidS - Jul 03, 2011 9:06:34 pm PDT #15233 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett's deeply offended that I set the Tivo to record Godard's Made in the USA.
Emmett: What is this?
Me: A French movie.
Emmett: You don't even speak French!
Me: It has subtitles.
Emmett: Is it an action movie?
Me: No.
Emmett: Is it a comedy?
Me: No.
Emmett: Then why are you watching it?!?!
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2011 9:23:16 pm PDT #15234 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
He does make valid points.
Fiona - Jul 04, 2011 2:04:18 am PDT #15235 of 30000
So show him some "A Bout de Souffle" for a bit of Belmondo cool (and Jean Seberg in that short haircut) and see what he says then.
Or perhaps a bit of "Lola Rennt" to get those foreign language juices flowing? (Though that might count as an action movie.)
But yes, as a general rule, Americans and subtitles don't mix.
Laga - Jul 04, 2011 6:56:57 am PDT #15236 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm thinking many of my favorites are subtitled but realizing that most of them are action or comedy. King of Hearts and Y tu Mama Tambien come to mind.
DavidS - Jul 04, 2011 9:03:54 am PDT #15237 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oooh, Studio Ghibli has done The Borrowers. (Looks like a loose adaptation, which should be no surprise after Howl.)
Hayden - Jul 04, 2011 9:09:44 am PDT #15238 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Made In USA = awesome.
Here's a little something I wrote about Alexandra Pelosi's documentary premiering tonight on HBO: [link]
DavidS - Jul 04, 2011 9:16:55 am PDT #15239 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Made In USA = awesome.
Yet it is neither a comedy nor an action movie. How can this be possible?